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Queer Idol?
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nyx •conan’s version•
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Aug 01, 2025 01:50PM
Probably Naethan Apollo idk I haven’t thought abt it much 🤣. He’s not queer but he gets mistaken for being queer all the time, and he’s like ‘nah bro im straight GO GAYS!!!!’ he’s also really sweet so 😁
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oh yeah girl in red too for sure!!!
Mine are probably Kyle Alessandro or Janne Puhakka
billie eilish 100% I loved her music before she came out and then she did and her music took a whole new meaning
nyx •conan’s version• wrote: "oh yeah girl in red too for sure!!!"Definitely. Also love Marika Hackman:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbTZ_...
And Rahim Redcar who still sometimes performs under the pseudonym Christine and the Queens:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8eul...
There have been queer idols since long before any of you were born. when I was young, our idols were Audre Lorde, David Bowie, and Marsha P. Johnson, among others. as a Gen X, I think it's important for young queers to know their own history. Anyone interested might find this interesting: https://heckinunicorn.com/blogs/hecki...Link has lists for all the decades.
Realised my original reply was really snarky. Many apologies. I have read Lorde and about Johnson. But, Lorde and Johnson became historical figures, they didn’t start out like that. So who knows how Marie Ulven Ringheim aka girl in red might be regarded in the future. You're absolutely right it is important to know our histories. It's just that our histories differ - even if they also overlap.Thinking about England’s queer histories, I’d be more likely to go with Pearl Alcock or Michael Dillon or Derek Jarman or Yvonne Taylor of Sistermatic or Mark Ashton or even Russell T. Davies... I'm sure too others would have different lists. As would I, if I were German or French...
Bowie can be controversial here for some who, like me, aren’t white. I know people who grew up with his early music and loved how he challenged heteronormativity and traditional gender roles. But felt deeply betrayed when he expressed admiration for fascism and Hitler so, even though he recanted, would never consider him truly iconic. Especially as he was speaking at a time when the far-right were on the rise here, and gangs of racist skinheads routinely roamed the streets.
My queer idol would probably be either Lewis Hancox or Alice Oseman
